2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Closehauled \Close"hauled`\, close-hauled \close-hauled\, a. (Naut.) Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible; -- said of a sailing vessel. [1913 Webster] close-knit From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: close-hauled adj : having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible
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